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WORD
DEFINITION STUDY
As an epistemological
position, solipsism holds
that knowledge of
anything outside one's
own mind is unsure; the
external world and other IN MY WORDS
minds cannot be known
and might not exist The subject cannot affirm
outside the mind. any existence except his
own as perception or
representation of his
consciousness.
WORD
Solipsism
SYNONYMS
Philosophy:
Metaphysical egoism. PART OF SPEECH
Noun, abstract noun,
ANTONYMS plural.
Objectivity,self-sacrifice,
empathy. .
PREFIX
SUFFIX
.-ism (denoting action or
ROOT practice, state or SENTENCE
condition, principles,
From Latin solus, doctrines, a usage or Solipsism is the theory that
meaning 'alone', and characteristic, devotion or only the self is real and
ipse, meaning 'self') adherence.) that the self cannot be
aware of anything else
except itself.
